Small Claims

Small Claims Menu

Information

Forms

Docket Fees

Court Schedule

Contact Information

Phone

Main:

(316) 660-5900

Fax:

(316) 941-5359

Records Requests:

sg.micro@kscourts.org

Department Hours

Open:

8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Monday - Friday

Closed:

Saturdays
Sundays
Federal Holidays

Location

Address:

525 N Main St, Wichita KS, 67203

Floor:

5th floor

Attention Small Claim Customers!!
All Small Claims hearings are being held in the main courthouse at 525 N Main, on the 5th floor.

Small claims court is designed for simple legal problems such as the recovery of money or property up to $10,000.00. Please seek legal advice how to proceed if you are unsure if small claims is the court for your legal matter.

COURT CLERKS CANNOT GIVE ANY LEGAL ADVICE

Before proceeding, the following information may be helpful to you in determining if you should file a small claims case.

Attorneys may NOT represent parties in a small claims proceeding prior to the entry of judgment. Exception if one party is an attorney the other may hire an attorney.

Small Claims is located at the Sedgwick County District Courthouse in the Civil Department:

525 N Main, 11th floor, room #1100

Hearings for Small Claims are on Wednesday and Thursday.

Bench trials are set at 9:00 a.m. or 1:30 p.m.
Order in Aid, Citation and Motion hearings are set on the first and third Wednesdays at 2:00 p.m.

Make filings with the clerk in the following manner:

In person:

Clerks office is open from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday excluding holidays. Payment by exact cash, check, money order, or credit card (Visa, MasterCard or Discover) is accepted.

By Mail:

Mail paperwork to the small claims office. Payment only by check or money order.

By Drop Box:

A drop box is located directly in front of the Sedgwick County Courthouse. Payment only by check or money order.

By Fax:

Fax your paperwork to the small claims office. Payment by credit card (Visa, MasterCard or Discover) and the credit card authorization sheet will need included.
- IMPORTANT: The sheriff fee cannot be included when filing by fax. You will need to contact the sheriff office to arrange to pay their service fee.

Small claims fees for new cases:

Small claims fees for post judgement filings:

Sheriff Fees for Service:

There is a $15.00 charge payable to the county sheriff to perform service. (This is a separate fee from any filing fee or surcharge payable to the District Court).

If you need to obtain service out of state, it is your obligation to contact the out of state county sheriff office for the fee payable to their office. In addition, you will need to provide the clerk with the correct mailing address for their office.

Small Claims Forms:

You may print forms and clearly handwrite or type the information in the fillable form and print, this is the preferred method.